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polluter

pol·lute
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-loot]
    • /pəˈlut/
    • /pəˈluːtə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-loot]
    • /pəˈlut/

Definitions of polluter word

  • verb with object polluter to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke. 1
  • verb with object polluter to make morally unclean; defile. 1
  • verb with object polluter to render ceremonially impure; desecrate: to pollute a house of worship. 1
  • verb with object polluter Informal. to render less effective or efficient: The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's service. 1
  • noun polluter person or organization that pollutes 1
  • countable noun polluter A polluter is someone or something that pollutes the environment. 0

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Origin of polluter

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English polute < Latin pollūtus past participle of polluere to soil, defile, equivalent to pol-, assimilated variant of por- (see pollicitation; here marking the action as complete) + -lū- base of -luere (akin to lutum mud, dirt, lustrum muddy place) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Polluter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

polluter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

polluter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for polluter

noun polluter

  • contaminator — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
  • discharger — Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm.
  • emitter — A machine, device, etc., that emits something.

Antonyms for polluter

noun polluter

  • environmentalist — A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.

Top questions with polluter

  • which country is the biggest polluter?
  • what is polluter pays principle?
  • what is the polluter pays principle?

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